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M. A. MORAN.

OAR COUPLING;

No. 257,363. Patented May 2,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAGGIE A. MORAN, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO HERSELF ANDFREDERICK ROGERS, OF SAME PLACE;

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,363, dated May 2,1882.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAGGIE A. MORAN, of FortWayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented a'newand useful Improvement in Oar-Couplings, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists essentially in a link having a longitudinalprojection at one end, midway of its width, and two lateral projectionsnear said end, forming trunnions, the said longitudinal projection andtrunnions being integral with the link, whereby the same device servesboth as a link and a pin and also, in the combination, with one of thetrunnions of the said link, of a key detachably secured thereon, andconnected by a hook-and-eyejoint toa rod extending to the side of thecar, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a top view of my invention, partly in horizontal section,showing the position when coupled. Fig. 2 is an end view, with one ofthe links in transverse vertical section, as indicated by the line x wof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken in the line yy of Fig. 1.

A represents the platform of a car.

B is a bifurcated bar, attached to the platform by bolts 1).

G is the draw-head, provided with a shank, d, sliding and secured in thebifurcated bar and surrounded by a spring, D.

E represents my improved link, which is provided at one end with alongitudinal projection, e, and two lateral projections or trunnions,ff, at right angles to said projection e. The trunnions f f work inhearings in the sides of the mouth of the draw-head, so that when atrestthe link portion hangs down of its own weight, and the projection 0extends upward into a recess, 9, in the top. of the mouth of thedraw-head, as in Fig. 3.

In coupling the cars the end of the approach ing link strikes theprojection e and pushes it backward until the end of the link has passedthe end of the projection, when said projection to describe the motionindicated by the dotted v curved arrow in Fig. 3.

The coupling-pin thus formed may be used in connection with a link ofthe ordinary description; but it is intended that both of the cars to becoupled shall be provided with my im proven1ent,in which case it isnecessarythat one of the links shall beheld in a horizontal positionwhen coupling. To accomplish this without the necessity for goingbetween the ears, the devices shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are employed. Arod, H, has its outer end passed through an eye or other suitablebearing, '5,

near the side of the platform A, and bent to form a handle, 71-. Theinner end of the rod is connected by a hook-and-eye joint with the shankof a key, K, the barrel of which and the projecting end of the trunnionf are squared 75 and fit each other. The barrel is also provided with aset-screw, l, to secure it in place on the trunnion. By turning thehandle it the link belonging to the trunnion engaged by the key israised and held in a horizontal position, so

as to allow the end of the link carried by one car to strike thevertical projection or pin on the link carried by the other car. Thesame devices are used in uncoupling by turning the vertical link to ahorizontal position, so as to free its projection or pin 6 from'theother link.

To the inner sides of the branches of the forked bar B are attached theinner ends of two flat springs, M M, the free ends of which bear againstthe two opposite sides of the 0 draw-head. By this means the draw-headis held in proper position in line with the line of draft, but isallowed to oscillate laterally when the train is on a curve.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 5 as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, acoupling link, E, provided with a longitudinally extending projection,e, and two laterallyextendiug projections or trunnions, f f, the toe Thebottom of the mouth of 5 said projection and trunnions being integralneeted by a hook-and-eyejoint t0 the said key with the link, wherebysaid link serves as and provided with the handle 7z ,snhstential]y 10both link and pin, substantially as herein deas and for the purpose setfort-h.

scribed.

2. In a ear-coupling, the combination, with MAGGIE M the link E,provided with the trnnnions f, in- \Vitnesses: tegra] therewith andhaving square ends, of ALLEN ZALLERs, the detachable key K and the rodH, con- THOs. J. LOGAN.

